Mother Shaakambhari

Mother Shaakambhari

The Vedas were captured by a demon Ruru through a boon from Brahma and there were no yajnas on earth.. This resulted in draught and famine for many years. The sages did penance and propitiated Paravathi the Mahatripurasundari.

And She manifested Herself as Shatakshi or the Lady with hundred eyes and looked at the world. When She saw the misery of the living beings, torrents of tears flowed from those eyes and such tears filled the earth and the rivers..

And therefore the vegetation on earth was rejuvenated..

Further, in her extreme mercy Parvathi manifested Herself with eight hands which held all vegetables, corns, cereals etc..

And the people on earth ate from her hands and survived and thrived.

As She manifested with Vegetables in her hands, Parvathy the Durga was praised by all as Shakambari.

The detailed story of Shakambari is found in Devi Puranam and Devi Mahatmyam of Markandeya Puranam also praises Mother Shakambhari

We owe our existence to that mother

𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐛𝐞 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐰𝐨𝐞𝐬

 

देवि प्रपन्नार्त्तिहरे प्रसीद प्रसीद मतर्ज्जगतोऽखिलस्य

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अपां स्वरूपस्थितया त्वयैददाप्याय्यते कृत्स्नमलंघ्यवीर्ये॥

devi prapannārttihare prasīda prasīda matarjjagato'khilasya

prasīda viśveśvari pāhi viśvaṁ tvamīśvarī devi carācarasya||

ādhārabhūtā jagatastvamekā mahīsvarūpeṇa yataḥ sthitā'si

apāṁ svarūpasthitayā tvayaidadāpyāyyate kṛtsnamalaṁghyavīrye||

𝐌𝐲 𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫, 𝐦𝐲 𝐌𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐛𝐞 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐰𝐨𝐞𝐬. देवि प्रपन्नार्त्तिहरे प्रसीद प्रसीद मतर्ज्जगतोऽखिलस्य

प्रसीद विश्वेश्वरि पाहि विश्वं त्वमीश्वरी देवि चराचरस्य॥

आधारभूता जगतस्त्वमेका महीस्वरूपेण यतः स्थिताऽसि

अपां स्वरूपस्थितया त्वयैददाप्याय्यते कृत्स्नमलंघ्यवीर्ये॥

devi prapannārttihare prasīda prasīda matarjjagato'khilasya

prasīda viśveśvari pāhi viśvaṁ tvamīśvarī devi carācarasya||

ādhārabhūtā jagatastvamekā mahīsvarūpeṇa yataḥ sthitā'si

apāṁ svarūpasthitayā tvayaidadāpyāyyate kṛtsnamalaṁghyavīrye||

𝐌𝐲 𝐬𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫, 𝐦𝐲 𝐌𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫  𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐛𝐞 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐰𝐨𝐞𝐬. 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐨𝐭𝐮𝐬 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐮𝐠𝐞 

𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐛𝐞 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬 (𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐰𝐞, 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧 𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐬𝐭?)

𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐛𝐞 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐥𝐥  𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐧𝐨𝐧-𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐭.  𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐬𝐡𝐯𝐚𝐫𝐚, 𝐋𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐒𝐡𝐢𝐯𝐚

𝐌𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫, 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝐚𝐬  𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬.

𝐌𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫, 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐫, 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐣𝐮𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧  𝐛𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 .

𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐬  𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞. 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐞𝐥𝐭 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞.

𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐦𝐲𝐚𝐦𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐥𝐨𝐭𝐮𝐬 𝐟𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐮𝐠𝐞

𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐛𝐞 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐬 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬 (𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐰𝐞, 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧 𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐬𝐭?)

𝐦𝐚𝐲 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐛𝐞 𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐧𝐨𝐧-𝐥𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐭. 𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐈𝐬𝐡𝐯𝐚𝐫𝐚, 𝐋𝐨𝐫𝐝 𝐒𝐡𝐢𝐯𝐚

𝐌𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫, 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐜𝐡 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬.

𝐌𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫, 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐫, 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐣𝐮𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐛𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐛𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐠 .

𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐬 𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞. 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐞𝐥𝐭 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞.

𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐦𝐲𝐚𝐦

𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐃𝐞𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐦𝐞

 

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𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐃𝐞𝐞, 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐬 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐦𝐞

𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐳𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞

𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐌𝐚𝐝𝐡𝐮 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐊𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐡𝐚

𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐌𝐚𝐡𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐚 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐞

𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡, 𝐩𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐟𝐟 𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐃𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐦𝐫𝐚𝐚𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐚, 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚

𝐞, 𝐚𝐬 𝐊𝐚𝐥𝐢, 𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐚𝐤𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐡𝐞𝐞𝐣𝐚 𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐛𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐨𝐨𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐢𝐧 𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐧

𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐤𝐭𝐡𝐢, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐮𝐦 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐃𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐫𝐮𝐞𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐀𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐬 𝐒𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐡𝐚 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐍𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐚𝐛𝐚 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐢𝐧 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐤𝐭𝐢

𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐔𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐚, 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐢𝐬 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐮𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐬, 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐨𝐢𝐫 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐮𝐬.

𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐞𝐫𝐜𝐢𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐌𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫

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𝐈 𝐚𝐦 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐮𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐌𝐚𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢 ,𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐨𝐝𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐒𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐡𝐚 𝐍𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐡𝐚 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐰𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐝𝐬 𝐁𝐞𝐥𝐥, 𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐏𝐥𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡, 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐡, 𝐏𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐥𝐞(𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐛𝐚𝐫), 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐬, 𝐁𝐨𝐰 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐰 𝐢𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐨𝐭-𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐲 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐥𝐨𝐰 𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥 𝐦𝐨𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐦𝐧 𝐢𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐲 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐆𝐚𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐞 (𝐔𝐦𝐚 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐢)

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐤𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝𝐬 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐬 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐢𝐜 𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐞.. 𝐏𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐢 𝐌𝐚𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐦𝐚𝐲𝐚 𝐔𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐚 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐦.. 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐅𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧.. 𝐓𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐒𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐚 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐍𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐚, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐨𝐝𝐬 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐢 (𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢) 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐇𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐯𝐚𝐧, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫. 𝐌𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐢 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦. 𝐎𝐧 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐨𝐝𝐬, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫, 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐞 𝐊𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐤𝐞𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐢, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐒𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐚 𝐞𝐭𝐜. 𝐈𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐬𝐥𝐨𝐤𝐚𝐦, 𝐰𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐃𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝐚𝐬 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐢 𝐌𝐚𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐢. 𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐝 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐆𝐚𝐮𝐫𝐢 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐢 𝐢𝐧 𝐚 𝐝𝐚𝐳𝐳𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐲 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦. 𝐎𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦 𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐝, 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐢 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐞 𝐊𝐚𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐚, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐤 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐬 𝐡𝐨𝐦𝐞, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐬𝐚𝐲.

𝐖𝐞 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞. 𝐃𝐮𝐫𝐠𝐚, 𝐋𝐚𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐦𝐢, 𝐒𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐰𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐢-𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐟𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐤𝐭𝐡𝐢, 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫, 𝐑𝐚𝐣𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐣𝐞𝐬𝐯𝐚𝐫𝐢, 𝐌𝐚𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐮𝐫𝐚 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐢..

ഘണ്ടാശൂലഹലാനി ശങ്ഖമുസലേ ചക്രം ധനുഃ സായകം

ഹസ്താബ്‍ജൈര്‍ദധതീം ഘനാന്തവിലസച്ഛീതാംശുതുല്യപ്രഭാം|

ഗൗരീദേഹസമുദ്ഭവാം ത്രിജഗതാമാധാരഭൂതാം മഹാ-

പൂര്‍വാമത്ര സരസ്വതീമനുഭജേ ശുംഭാദിദൈത്യാര്‍ദിനീം||

ഈയുള്ളവന്‍ ലോകമാതാവായ മഹാസരസ്വതിയെ നിരന്തരം, ഏകാഗ്രമായ മനസ്സോടെ ധ്യാനം ചെയ്യുന്നു.

ആ ദേവി ശക്തരായ ശുംഭന്‍ നിശുംഭന്‍ തുടങ്ങി ഒട്ടേറെ അസുരന്മാരെ വധിക്കാന്‍ വേണ്ടി രൂപം കൊണ്ടവള്‍ ആണ്.

അമ്മ താമരപ്പൂക്കള്‍ പോലെ ഭംഗിയുള്ള, ഏറെ ശക്തങ്ങളായതൃക്കൈകളില്‍ ഘണ്ടാ(മണി), ത്രിശൂലം, കലപ്പ, ശംഖം, മുസലം (കമ്പിപ്പാര), വില്ല് അമ്പ് എന്നിവ ധരിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു.

കാര്‍മേഘങ്ങള്‍ മഴയായി പൊഴിഞ്ഞ് തീര്‍ത്ത വര്‍ഷക്കാലം കഴിഞ്ഞ് തെളിഞ്ഞു തിളങ്ങി നില്‍ക്കുന്ന ശരത് കാലത്തിലെ ആകാശത്തില്‍ തിളങ്ങി നില്‍ക്കുന്ന പൂര്‍ണ്ണ ചന്ദ്രന്‍ കണക്കെ പ്രകാശം പരത്തിക്കൊണ്ട്‌ അവള്‍ നമുക്ക് ദര്‍ശനം നല്‍കുന്നു.

അവള്‍ ഗൌരി എന്ന ഉമാ പാര്‍വതിയുടെ ഉടലില്‍ നിന്ന് രൂപം കൊണ്ടാവളാണ്

മൂന്നു ലോകത്തേയും സംരക്ഷിക്കാന്‍ പിറന്നവള്‍ , മൂന്നു ലോകത്തിന്‍റെയും നിലനില്‍പ്പിനു തന്നെ ആധാരശിലയായി നിലകൊള്ളുന്നവള്‍

കുറിപ്പ്.. ദേവീ മാഹാത്മ്യം ഉത്തമ ചരിതം.. അഞ്ചാം അദ്ധ്യായം മുതല്‍ അവസാനം വരെ കാണുക. ശുംഭ നിശുംഭാന്മാരുടെ ക്രൂരത സഹിക്കാനാവാതെ ദേവന്മാര്‍ ദേവിയെ ധ്യാനിച്ച് ഹിമവല്‍ സാനുക്കളില്‍ ദേവിയോട് പരാതി ഉണര്‍ത്തി ക്കൊണ്ടിരിക്കുന്നു. ദേവി പാര്‍വതി അവരുടെ മുന്നില്‍ പ്രത്യക്ഷപ്പെടുന്നു. ദേവന്മാരുടെ സങ്കടങ്ങള്‍ കെട്ട അമ്മയുടെ ശരീരത്തില്‍ നിന്ന് ബഹിര്‍ഗമിച്ച് കൌശികീ എന്നറിയപ്പെടുന്ന ദേവീ ശക്തി അസുരനിഗ്രഹത്തിനായി തയാറെടുക്കുന്നു. ഈ ഭഗവതിയേയാണ് നാം മഹാസരസ്വതി എന്ന രൂപത്തില്‍ ഇവിടെ പുകഴ്ത്തുന്നത്. പാര്‍വതിയുടെ ശരീരത്തില്‍ നിന്ന് തിളങ്ങുന്ന രൂപത്തില്‍ അവള്‍ പുറപ്പെട്ടു. അതിനുശേഷം പാര്‍വതി കറുത്ത നിറത്തില്‍ കാളികയായി സ്വഭവത്തിലേയ്ക്ക് തിരിച്ചു പോയി എന്നോകെ കഥയുണ്ട്.

നാം മനസ്സിലാക്കേണ്ട ഒരു കാര്യം.. ദുര്‍ഗ ലക്ഷ്മി സരസ്വതി, എന്ന രൂപങ്ങളൊക്കെ അമ്മയുടെ ഭാവഭേദങ്ങള്‍ മാത്രമാണ്. രാജരാജേശ്വരി, മഹാ ത്രിപുര സുന്ദരി.. അവളുടെ ഭാവങ്ങള്‍ മാത്രം.

सर्वबाधाप्रशमनं त्रैलोक्यस्याखिलेश्वरि

रोगानशेषानपहंसि तुष्टा रुष्टा तु कामान् सकलानभीष्टान्।

त्वामाश्रितानां न विपन्नराणां त्वामाश्रिताह्यश्रयतां प्रयान्ति॥

रक्षांसि यत्रोग्रविषाश्च नागाः यत्रारयो दस्युबलानि यत्र।

दावानलो यत्र तथाऽब्दिमध्ये तत्र स्थिता त्वं परिपासि विश्वम्॥

सर्वबाधाप्रशमनं त्रैलोक्यस्याखिलेश्वरि

एवमेव त्वया कार्यं अस्मद्वैरि विनाशनम्॥

rogānaśeṣānapahaṁsi tuṣṭā ruṣṭā tu kāmān sakalānabhīṣṭān|

tvāmāśritānāṁ na vipannarāṇāṁ tvāmāśritāhyaśrayatāṁ prayānti||

rakṣāṁsi yatrograviṣāśca nāgāḥ yatrārayo dasyubalāni yatra|

dāvānalo yatra tathā'bdimadhye tatra sthitā tvaṁ paripāsi viśvam||

sarvabādhāpraśamanaṁ trailokyasyākhileśvari

evameva tvayā kāryaṁ asmadvairi vināśanam||

രോഗാനശേഷാനപഹംസി തുഷ്ടാ രുഷ്ടാ തു കാമാന്‍ സകലാനഭീഷ്ടാന്‍|

ത്വാമാശ്രിതാനാം ന വിപന്നരാണാം ത്വാമാശ്രിതാഹ്യശ്രയതാം പ്രയാന്തി||

രക്ഷാംസി യത്രോഗ്രവിഷാശ്ച നാഗാഃ യത്രാരയോ ദസ്യുബലാനി യത്ര|

ദാവാനലോ യത്ര തഥാഽബ്ദിമധ്യേ തത്ര സ്ഥിതാ ത്വം പരിപാസി വിശ്വം||

സര്‍വ്വ ബാധാപ്രശമനം ത്രൈലോക്യസ്യാഖിലേശ്വരി

ഏവമേവ ത്വയാ കാര്യം അസ്മദ്വൈരി വിനാശനം||

ரோகாநஶேஷாநபஹம்ஸி துஷ்டா ருஷ்டா து காமான்‍ ஸகலாநபீஷ்டான்‍|

த்வாமாஶ்ரிதாநாம் ந விபந்நராணாம் த்வாமாஶ்ரிதாஹ்யஶ்ரயதாம் ப்ரயாந்தி||

ரக்ஷாம்ஸி யத்ரோக்ரவிஷாஶ்ச நாகா: யத்ராரயோ தஸ்யுபலானி யத்ர|

தாவாநலோ யத்ர ததாഽப்திமத்யே தத்ர ஸ்திதா த்வம் பரிபாஸி விஶ்வம்||

ஸர்‍வ்வ பாதாப்ரஶமனம் த்ரைலோக்யஸ்யாகிலேஶ்வரி

ஏவமேவ த்வயா கார்யம் அஸ்மத்வைரி விநாஶனம்||

Mother Durga, when your Grace is pleased all diseases are removed with a derisive smile of yours. When your grace is extremely pleased you grant all the desires of your devotees. For men who take refuge under the protection of the lotus feet of your divine grace there can be no dangers or accidents for them. For the servants of your divine grace all others their servants.

Mother Durga you manifest in places which are occupied by demons, snakes of intense venom, enemies of your devotees, alien enemies who intrude, and standing there in all your glory, you protect the universe

Mother Durga It is the duty of your Divine grace, you the queen and suzerain of the three worlds, to remove all the evil possessions and spells caused by devils and demons and also such evil actions by fellow human beings that pull me down and therefore l pray with a devout heart that your Divine Grace may be pleased to annihilate and uproot all my enemies

She manifests in every woman...

विद्याः समस्ताः तव देवि भेदाः स्त्रियः समस्ताः सकला जगत्सु। 

त्वयैकया पूरितमंबयैतत् का ते स्तुतिः स्तव्यपरापरोक्तिः॥ 

देवीमाहत्म्यं ११-६ मार्कण्डेयपुराणे 

vidyāḥ samastāḥ tava devi bhedāḥ striyaḥ samastāḥ sakalā jagatsu। 

tvayaikayā pūritamaṃbayaitat kā te stutiḥ stavyaparāparoktiḥ॥ 

devīmāhatmyaṃ 11-6 mārkaṇḍeyapurāṇe

This is a slokam and mantram in Devi Maahatmyam or Saptashati chandi.. Equating all the women in the universe with the Divine mother.. 

Meaning 

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Mother, All the Vidyas or Art forms are manifestations of your Grace 

All the women in the universe and all the sixty four kalaas are too your various forms 

The entire universe is filled to the brim by your eminent Grace 

When you have manifested in all that is conceivable in para or the supreme and apara or the mundane, how can we praise you in any way ? ( as we have to use the resources which are just your forms,,, and so we would be praising you using you alone) 

( We do not have adequate power even to praise you) 

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I quote this sloka specially on the Women's day.. 

In our country every woman is supposed to represent the Divine mother.. according to our ancient scriptures and philosophy.. We are duty bound to revere womanhood.. not just to celebrate it.. 

വിദ്യാഃ സമസ്താഃ തവ ദേവി ഭേദാഃ സ്ത്രിയഃ സമസ്താഃ സകലാ ജഗത്സു। 

ത്വയൈകയാ പൂരിതമംബയൈതത് കാ തേ സ്തുതിഃ സ്തവ്യപരാപരോക്തിഃ॥ 

ദേവീമാഹത്മ്യം ൧൧-൬ മാര്‍കണ്ഡേയപുരാണേ 

മാര്‍കണ്ഡേയപുരാണം ദേവീമാഹാത്മ്യം (സപതശതി ചണ്ഡി) എന്ന സ്തോത്രത്തില്‍ നിന്നുള്ള ഒരു മന്ത്രം. ഇവിടെ എവിടെയെല്ലാം സ്ത്രീകള്‍ ഉണ്ടോ അവരെല്ലാം ആ ദേവിയുടെ പ്രതിരൂപങ്ങള്‍ ആണെന്ന് പ്രഖ്യാപിച്ചിട്ടുണ്ട്. 

അര്‍ഥം 

അമ്മെ, ദേവി, ഈ ലോകതിലുള്ള എല്ലാ വിദ്യകളും അവിടുത്തെ പ്രത്യക്ഷ രൂപങ്ങളാണ്.

എല്ലാ ലോകങ്ങളിലും ഏതു രൂപത്തിലും ജന്മമെടുത്തിരിക്കുന്ന ഓരോ സ്ത്രീയും അവിടുത്തെ രൂപഭേദങ്ങള്‍ അല്ലാതെ മറ്റൊന്നുമല്ല.

അറുപത്തിനാല് കലകളിലും അവയുടെ കേന്ദ്രബിന്ദുവായി അവിടുന്നു നിലകൊള്ളുന്നു. 

ആധ്യാത്മികമായ പരാ വിദ്യയിലും, ലൌകികമായ അപരാ വിദ്യയിലും എല്ലാം അവിടുത്തെ നിറസാന്നിദ്ധ്യം എന്നും ഉണ്ട് 

ഞങ്ങളുടെ അകത്തും പുറത്തും വാക്കിലും കാഴ്ചയിലും എല്ലാം അവിടുന്നുതന്നെയാണ് പ്രചോദനമായി നിലനില്‍ക്കുന്നത്. ഞങ്ങള്‍ അവിടുത്തെ തന്നെ വാക്കുകള്‍ കൊണ്ട്, അവിടുത്തെ സ്തുതിക്കുന്നു.. 

യഥാര്‍ത്ഥത്തില്‍ ആ സ്തുതി ഞങ്ങളുടെതല്ല. 

അതും അവിടുന്നു തന്നെയാണ്. 

അവിടുത്തെ പുകഴ്ത്താന്‍ ഞങ്ങള്‍ വേറെ വാക്കുകള്‍ എവിടെനിന്ന് കണ്ടുപിടിക്കും

വനിതാദിനത്തില്‍ എല്ലാ സ്ത്രീകള്‍ക്കുമായി ഈ ശ്ലോകം ബഹുമാനത്തോടെ സമര്‍പ്പിക്കട്ടെ. 

നമ്മുടെ ഭാരതദേശത്തില്‍ ഓരോ വനിതയും ആ രാജരാജേശ്വരിയുടെ, ഉമാ പാര്‍വ്വതിയുടെ, മഹാലക്ഷ്മിയുടെ, വാഗ്ദേവിയായ സരസ്വതിയുടെ പ്രത്യക്ഷ രൂപങ്ങളായി ആദരിക്കപ്പെടുന്നു. എന്നും ആദരിക്കപ്പെടട്ടെ. 

സ്ത്രീയെ ബഹുമാനിക്കുക എന്നത് ആഘോഷമല്ല. എല്ലാവരുടെയും കടമ ആണ്.

Pranams to the Seven Mothers.. Saptamatrukas.

In Devimahatmyam of Markandeya Puranam ,Brahmanda Puranam, and elsewhere too we can see the Fight of Divine mother Mahatripurasundari .. Lalithaambika with the Fierce Demons Shumbha and Nishumbha..

The powers or Shakthis of various gods taking the shapes of Devis too fought in the battle..

The seven major Shaktis or mothers representing the seven great deities are called the sapta mataas or the seven mothers..

They are Brahmaani.. from Brahma ,

Maheshvari from Shiva,

Kaumari from Lord Skanda,

Vaishnavi From Vishnu,

Vaaraahee from Varaha, the Boar avatar of Vishnu,

Naarasimhee the power of Narasimha avatar of Vishnu,

Aindree the power of Indra 

and 

Chaamundaa..

The following hymn is by way of prayer to these seven mothers for protection..

ब्रह्माणी कमलेन्दु सौम्य वदना माहेश्वरी लीलया

कौमारी रिपु दर्प नाशनकरी चक्रायुधा वैष्णवी।

वाराही घन घोर घर्घरमुखी दंष्ट्री च वज्रायुधा

चामुण्डा गणनाथ रुद्रसहिता रक्षन्तु माम् मातरः॥

श्री महादेव्यै नमः

श्री राजराजेश्वर्यै नमः

brahmāṇī kamalendu saumya vadanā māheśvarī līlayā

kaumārī ripu darpa nāśanakarī cakrāyudhā vaiṣṇavī |

vārāhī ghana ghora ghargharamukhī daṁṣṭrī ca vajrāyudhā

cāmuṇḍā gaṇanātha rudrasahitā rakṣantu mām mātaraḥ ||

śrī mahādevyai namaḥ

brahmANI kamalendu saumya vadanA mAheshvarI lIlayA

kaumArI ripu darpa naashanakarI chakrAyudhaa vaiSNavii .

vArAhI ghana ghora ghargharamukhI daMSTrI cha vajrAyudhA

chAmuNDaa gaNanAtha rudrasahitA rakSantu mAm mAtaraH ..

shrI mahAdevyai namaH

shrI rAjarAjeshvaryai namaH

May mother Brahmaanee who is having a calm face like a lotus or full moon protect us

May mother Maaheshvari, by her frolicsome presence, protect us.

May mother Kaumaari, who is capable of shattering the arrogance of the enemies, protect us.

May mother Vaaraahi of terrible and dark complexion of thundercloud, protect us.

May mother Naarasimhee of huge curved teeth protect us..

May Aindree, who wields the Vajraayudha or thunderbolt protect us.

May Chamundee who has Lord Ganesha and the Rudras for company protect us..

Pranams to the mother..

Pranams to Her Royal Glory, the queen or all the queens.. Rajarajeshwari,,

This prayer is offered to the Mothers during Bhagavat Seva.. the special pooja we offer during this month..

Our own words can kill us..A story...

Our own words can kill us..A story...

I am reminded of a situation in the first Chapter of Devi Mahatmyam.(of Markandeya Puranam).

The Lord Vishnu was having his yogic sleep atop his cozy bed of Sesha the Snake floating in the Vast ocean covering the earth.deluged in the waters of deluge or Pralayam.

There came out of his ear wax two demons Madhu and Kaitabha.. and they started attacking Brahmadeva immediately..

Unable to resist, the four headed Creator entreated with Yogamaya Thamasi, , to rouse the sleeping Lord..

and Vishnu was woken up from His sleep and He fought with the demons for centuries with no success on either side ..

Then Devi entered the demons" mind as delusion or arrogance and prompted them to tell Vishnu that they were pleased with the way he and fought with them and so they would give him any boon He, the Vishnu, wanted...

The Lord, was very practical and did not resent the arrogance of the two demons..

He requested the He be granted the boon of the ability to kill those two fellows themselves..

The two demons were trapped.. bound by their own words, they granted the boons..

They just clamped only one condition.. Seeing the whole world covered with water they thought it would be impossible for the Lord to kill them in a place where there was not water and so they demanded themselves to be slain where no water was..

The Lord agreed and them simply caught hold of them, put them on his spacious laps and severed their heads with the Sudarsana Discus..

So Madhu and Kaitabha were actually killed by the words of their own mouth, uttered without thinking..

love as we understand it...

love as we understand it...

Love is not related to reason, but is a twin brother of emotion.. And human mind is so muddled that a huge bundle of emotions and attitudes including prejudices, selfishness, desires of carnal nature and many such things are mixed with what is called love.. 

The opening portion of Devi Mahatyam is an eye opener..

A king named Suratha, driven away from his kingdom by his enemies, takes shelter in the hermitage of a Rishi called Medhas.. 

In a conversation with the sage, the King says that the attachment to one's family, wealth and even the objects of enjoyment which used to be his, binds him too much and human being with superior knowledge and instincts act the same way as the birds and animals with not so much of such knowledge..

The sage replies that all living beings have been provided with sufficient intelligence and survival modes, and humans are not much better..

The sage further says that when a bird is just coming out of its eggshells and is crying for food, the mother bird collects food in her own mouth without swallowing even though it is very hungry, but passes the food to the chick.. without any expectation.. and when the chick is grown enough to fend for itself, just drives it away, never expecting anything from it..

But human being usually love others with many strings attached and many expectations implied.. 

Usually we love others taking into account the benefits we might derive from them in the present or in the future..

a very sensible prayer

a very sensible prayer

Someone asked whether there was any prayer to be made Young persons in order to attain a suitable wife..

I found one straight but very potent prayer in the Argala Stotram, chanted as a prelude to chanting Devi mahatymam (Saptashati Chandi from Markandeya Puranam).

I find only one slokam from Argala Stotram in the poorvanga of Devi Mahatmyam...

പത്നീം മനോരമാം ദേഹിമനോവൃത്താനുസാരിണീം

താരിണീം ദുര്ഗ്ഗസംസാര സാഗരസ്യ കുലോദ്ഭവാം (അര്‍ഗ്ഗളാ സ്തോത്രം 26)

पत्नीं मनोरमां देहि मनोवृत्तानुकारिनीं 

तारिणीं दुर्गसंसार सागरस्य कुलोद्भवाम्

Patneem manoramaa dehi manovrutthaanukaarineem

tharineem dugasamsaara saagarasya kulodbhavaam

It is a prayer to Mother Mahaatripurasunadari

May Your Merciful Grace be pleased to bless me with a wife who is pleasing to the mind, who would conduct herself in sync with the yearning of my mind, who will be successful in ferrying me across the ocean of life which is indeed very difficult to cross, and who is born in a decent family.

(Since it is a mantra from tantric text, it will have many hidden meanings.. and that is for Vidyopaasakaas.. This is one of the fifteen chants prescribed from Devimahatmyam .. all of which can bring great results to sincere devotees.)

protect us Durga Maa..

protect us Durga Maa.. 

शूलेन पाहि नो देवी पाहि खड्गेन चाम्बिके 

घण्डास्वनेन नः पाहि चापज्यानिःस्वनेन च॥२४॥ 

प्राच्यां रक्ष प्रतीच्यां च चण्डिके रक्ष दक्षिणे 

भ्रामणेनात्मशूलस्य उत्तरस्यां तथेश्वरि॥२५॥ 

सौम्यानि यानि रूपाणि त्रैलोक्ये विचरन्ति ते 

यानि चात्यन्तघोराणि तैरक्षांस्मांस्तथा भुवम्॥२६॥ 

घड्गशूलगदादीनि यानि चास्त्राणि तेऽम्बिके 

करपल्लवसङ्गीनि तैरस्मान् रक्ष सर्वतः॥२७॥ 

॥देवीमाहत्म्ये चतुर्थे अध्याये॥ 

śūlena pāhi no devī pāhi khaḍgena cāmbike 

khaṇḍāsvanena naḥ pāhi cāpajyāniḥsvanena ca ||24|| 

prācyāṁ rakṣa pratīcyāṁ ca caṇḍike rakṣa dakṣiṇe 

bhrāmaṇenātmaśūlasya uttarasyāṁ tatheśvari||25|| 

saumyāni yāni rūpāṇi trailokye vicaranti te 

yāni cātyantaghorāṇi tairakṣāṁsmāṁstathā bhuvam||26|| 

ghaḍgaśūlagadādīni yāni cāstrāṇi te'mbike 

karapallavasaṅgīni tairasmān rakṣa sarvataḥ||27|| 

||devīmāhatmye caturthe adhyāye|| 

Mother Ambika, protect me with your trident, protect me with your sword, protect me with the chime of your bells, protect me with the twang of your bowstring when it connects to the arrow. 

Protect me Mother Chandika, in the Eastern Directions, protect me in the western direction too, protect me in the South and protect me by the swirl of your trident in the northern direction. 

Mother, protect me and the earth too, manifesting yourself and going around the three worlds in your peaceful forms, and your grotesque and fearsome forms too. 

Ambika, may you protect us everywhere with all the weapons that are held by your hands which resemble tender leaves--weapons like swords, spears and maces.

study in contrast..

study in contrast..

The most beautiful woman, yes, the beauty of thousand Rathis bundled into one girl, (सहस्ररती सौन्दर्या) the daughter of the Landlord of all Gods(Himavan), the owner of all valuable gems and precious metals, 

just married a fellow who did not have clothes to wear and so adorned himself with the skin of an elephant he killed. having no garlands, tied snakes around His neck, and tied his matted locks with some more snakes, and the matted hair was so solid with dirt that when a whole river fell on it with all its vigour, the whole Ganga was absorbed and no water came out...

She rode a fierce Lion while 

He transported Himself on an elderly bull..

Still Uma and Shankara are the most successful and everlasting couple..

What a compatibility!

Kalidasa explained this.. in Kumarasambhavam..

अकिञ्चनःसन प्रभवःस सम्पदां थ्रिलोकनाथःपित्रुसद्मगोचरः

सःभीमरूपःशिवःइत्युदीर्यते न सन्ति याथार्थ्यविदः पिनकनः

He is penniless, but he can bless anyone with all the riches anywhere,.. he is the source of all wealth... 

He is the master of the Universe but He does not know who His parents are or where he originally resided,,

He looks grotesque, in body and also in attire, but we call Him Shiva the calm and attractive one.. 

Indeed no one knows who is really this Master who wields the bow Pinaka.. that Shankara

In Devimahatmyam, Shakthi in her Kausiki form (Chapter 5) says that she could woo asHer husband only the one who can control her arrogance and vanquish Her if there is a fight... 

Who else other than this blue necked, fellow with matted hair can ever manage that? 

Once this Lady got the urge to perform the dance of destruction,, and if She had done this on land, the whole universe would have gone smithereens..

Then this gentleman allowed her to dance on his Chest till her passion for dance was over, and He survived that too..

Her mighty presence..

Her mighty presence..

हंसयुक्तविमानस्थे ब्रह्माणीरूपधारिणि

कौशांभः क्षरिके देवि नारायणि नमोऽस्तु ते -१३

त्रिशूलचंद्राहिधरे महावृषभवाहिनि

माहेश्वरीस्वरूपेण नारायणि नमोऽस्तु ते -१४

मयूरकुक्कुटवृते महाशक्तिधरेऽनघे

कौमारीरूपसंस्थाने नारायणि नमोऽस्तु ते -१५

शङ्खचक्र्गदाशार्ङ्ख गृहीत परमायुधे

प्रसीद वैष्णवी रूपे नारायणि नमोऽस्तु ते -१६

गृहीतोग्रमहाचक्रे दंष्ट्रोद्धृतवसुंधरे

वराहरूपिणि शिवे नारायणि नमोऽस्तु ते -१७

नृसिंहरूपेणोग्रेण हन्तुं दैत्यान्कृतोद्यमे

त्रैलोक्यत्राणसहिते नारायणि नमोऽस्तु ते -१८

किरीटिनि महावज्रे सहस्रनयनोज्जले

वृत्रप्राणहरे चैंद्रि नारायणि नमोऽस्तु ते -१९

शिवदूतीस्वरूपेण हतदैत्यमहाबले

घोररूपे महारावे नारायणि नमोऽस्तु ते -२०

दंष्ट्राकरालवदने शिरोमालाविभूषणे

चामुण्डे मुण्डमथने नारायणि नमोऽस्तु ते -२१

(from Chapter XI.. Naarayanee Stuthi of Devee Mahatmyam..in Markandeya Puranam)

hamsayukthavimaanasthey brahmaaniroopadhaarinee

kaushaambhaH kshurike devee naaraayani namostutey

thrisoolachandraahidharey mahaa vrushabhavaahinee

maaheshwareeswaroopena naarayaani namostutey

mayoorakukkutavritey mahaashakthidharenaghey

kaumareeroopa samsthaaney narayani namostutey.

shangachakragadhaashaargha grueeta paramaayudhey

praseedha vasihnavee roopey naaraayani namostutey

gruheetogramahaachakrey damshtroddhrutavasundharey

varaahoopinee shive naarayani namostutey

nrusimhsroopenogrena hanthum daitayaan kritodhyamey

trailokythraana sahitey naaraayani namostutey

kireetinee mahavajre sahasranayanojjvale

vrutrapraanahare chendree naarayaani namostutey

shivadooti swaroopen hatadaityamahaabhaley

ghoraroopey maharaave naaraayani namostutey

damshtraakaraalavadhane shiromaalaa vibhooshaney

chaamunde mundamathane naaraayani namostutey

The Diven Mother sitting in a chariot shaped like a swan, having assumed the form of Brahmaanee, sprinkling water from Kusha grass on all the universe,

 May our prayers and pranams be offered to Narayani

Mother sitting atop a huge Bull Vrishaba, wearing trident, crescent moon and snakes,, having assumed the name of Maahesvarii..

May our prayers and pranams be offered to Narayani

Mounted on a Peacock and holding the flagstaff of a rooster, and havina shakti in her hand, having assume the form of Kaumarii,,

May our prayers and pranams be offered to Narayani

Holding a Conch, a Discus, a Sword as supreme weapons you are pleased to assume the form of Vaishnavee. 

May our prayers and pranams be offered to Narayani

Holding a huge Chakra and lifting the earth in her tusk( in her form as a huge boar), you have assumed the shape of Vaaraahee,,

May our prayers and pranams be offered to Narayani

Having assumed the form of Naarasimhee, capable of protecting the whole world and manifesting yourself prepared to kill all the demons, 

May our prayers and pranams be offered to Narayani

Wearing a resplendent diadem and holding the weapon of thunderbolt, ready to fight and kill the demon Vritra, she is the Aindree..May our prayers and pranams be offered to Narayani

Having manifested in a very fearful form and producing fearsome noises, and having employed Shiva as her messenger before starting the battle. she is Shivadooti..

May our prayers and pranams be offered to Narayani

Assuming ghory form with protruding fangs and black fearful form, and adorning herself with a garland of human skulls, She is ready to jump at the demons in her manifesstation as Chamunda..

May our prayers and pranams be offered to Narayani

these are the Nava Shaktis and the seven out of them,, excluding Naarasimhee and Shivadooti, are the Saptamatrikas....

the Daughter of the Mountain

the Daughter of the Mountain

अयि गिरिनन्दिनि नन्दितमेदिनि विश्वविनोदिनि नन्द्नुते 

गिरिवर्विन्ध्यषिरोधिनिवासिनि विष्णुविलासिनि जिष्णुनुते 

भगवति हे शितिकण्डकुटुम्बिनी भूरि कुटुंबिनि भूरि कृते 

जय जय हे महिशासुरमर्द्दिनि रम्य कपर्दिनि शैलसुते 

ayi giri nandini nandita medhini vishvavinodhin nandanutey

girivaravindhyashirodhinivaasini vishnuvilaasini jishnunutey

bagavathi hey shitikandakutumbini bhoorikutumbini bhoorikritey

jaya jaya hey mahishaasuramardhini ramyakapardini shailasuthey..

You, the Daughter of the Mountain(Himavaan) 

You who fill the whole earth with happiness 

You who entertain the whole universe,

You the darling of Nandagopa,

You who occupies the peak of that lord of mountains, Vindhya, 

You who bring supreme pleasure to Vishnu, 

You who is worshiped by all those who seek victory, 

You the most resplendent one, the consort of Lord Shitikanda, the Shankara,

You who are having a huge family, 

You the performer of great deeds

Victory to you the slayer of Mahishaasura , 

Victory to you the dearest of Shiva,

Victory to you the darling daughter of the mountain..

Pranams to the Divine mother

She is today seen everywhere, in the form of all deities going out to fight and vanquish the Mahisha..

(When the earth was having a hundred year famine, She manifested Herself as Shakambhari and brought joy to earth..

When Shumbha and Nishumba the nasty demons infested the earth, she manifested herself as Vindhyaachalanivaasini,, in the womb of Yashoda as the darling sister of Krishna, and killed the two demons.

We can see these described in Chapter 11 of Devi Mahatmyam.)

my pranams and greetings to you all on Durga Pooja

या देवी सर्वभूतेषु मातृरूपेण संस्थिता
नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमो नमः
yā devī sarvabhūteṣu mātṛrūpeṇa saṁsthitā
namastasyai namastasyai namastasyai namo namaḥ
my dear friends,  these days are to be spent in the worship of the mother of energy, mother of wealth and the mother of muses.  anybody who is somebody has become so only because of her Grace.  Our Pranams to Her... no mother will expect pranaams from her children but only unconditional love. Let us love that Mother. How can we repay the affection of the mother?  No way.  Every female is respected as the embodiment of the great mother.  Let us pay respect to that motherhood. There is nothing in this wolrld more sublime that the love of the mother.  
श्री मात्रे नमः
śrī mātre namaḥ

Friends I have been taking some part of our cultural past in the shape of ancient books and was trying to explain some parts in my own way..I am sure, I borrowed the sanskrit text but the explanations were purely my own.  Therefore they are sure to be flawed.  I have committed too many howlers,  but hardly ever have I received a hate mail. This is a tribute to your magnanimity.
However I would request you to inform me whether my dispatches are often superfluous and something like chewing the cud, or working of a gramaphone record which has lose some threads.  I would at this stage request my dear friends to inform me  whether I should continue with this.  For me it has become a sacred mission, but I dont want to reach the mailbox of any of the friends as an unwelcome imposition.   I may please be advised.     My pranams to all friends.
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